The Senior piping competitions comprise three piobaireachd competitions; the Clasp, the Gold Medal and the Silver Medal and five light music competitions; the Former Winners March, Strathspey and Reel, the "A" grade March, Strathspey and Reel, the "B" grade March, Strathspey and Reel and the "A" grade Hornpipe and Jig (which is open to those selected to play in the  "A" grade light music competition and above) and also a new "B" grade Hornpipe and Jig.

The main sponsors of these piping competitions are: The Northern Meeting Piping Trust; The Highland Society of London. Generous support is also obtained from The Piobaireachd Society; The Highlanders Museum; John Dewar & Sons, Distillers; Duncan Chisholm & Sons, Kiltmakers; The Highland Council Inverness Common Good Fund; The Competing Pipers' Association; J Nicol Manson, Waterside Hotel, Inverness; The Royal Celtic Society and numerous other kind contributors.

A number of trophies have been donated over the years, the most prestigious of which is the Highland Society of London's Gold Medal. Other prizes include the Rothiemurchus Trophy, the Colin C Drummond Memorial Trophy, Mrs Macdonald of Craigniche Trophy, the Silver Star and the Bronze Star both presented by the Royal Scottish Piper's Society and the Competing Piper's Association Silver Medal.

The Northern Meeting Piping Competitions administer the competitions by the website. However, paper copies of the various forms, regulation and rules are available if a piper does not wish to use this form of communication. If you are aware that a piper does not have access to a computer or does not wish to register by the web, can you please advise them to contact the piping secretary by letter or email. In the unlikely event that you do not receive an automated email acknowledging receipt of your registration, please inform the piping secretary!

Please note that those who registered and were accepted for the competitions are assumed to be competing and if you wish to withdraw it is essential that the Piping Secretary is contacted timeously.  Failure to do so within the accepted time may mean that that you may not be considered eligible to compete in the following year.



To register for the Argyllshire Gathering, please go to www.obangames.com

Other useful sites are:
The Competing Pipers Association - www.competingpipers.com
Piobaireachd Society - www.piobaireachd.co.uk

 The Royal Celtic Society -  www.royalcelticsociety.org.uk

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